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Harajuku

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Tokyo's Harajuku district is the epicenter for weird trends and youth subculture in Japan. Whatever fashion style is currently popular among Japanese teens, it's a good bet it started here in one of the endless boutiques flea markets that crowd the area.

Being the home of creative kids, Harajuku makes for some of the best people watching anywhere. Shoppers engage in a fashion arms race while subcultures like goths and rockabilly dancers create a surreal carnival in nearby Yoyogi park. Rock bands line the streets and compete for the attention of passers by. BMX riders practice aerial contortions. It's a spectacle that makes the park seem like Tokyo's version of central park - it's where all the most lively characters come to play.